Growing in Faith

I recently returned home from my vacation to Colorado, the state in which I was born and raised. On my return home something that dawned on me is just how bad my sense of direction really is. You see, in Colorado it is very easy to tell what direction you are going based on the location of the mountains. If I am in Colorado Springs and I see…

Jesus did his first miracle at a wedding in Cana of Galilee. I’m thankful that he did another wedding miracle in my heart recently and I’d like to share it with you.
But before I do, I have a question.
Let me ask you. Have you ever made the mistake of seeing a divine appointment through your human set of eyes instead…

Life is wearing and makes us weary. Each part of it with work, home, family, church…you name it. It wears us out.
I think I have found the secret.
Why do we tend to wear the burdens that are supposed to be God’s, those that Scripture refers to as “light and easy”?
The secret is that we want to accomplish life’s…

One of my favorite sayings is with much distance comes much resistance. Basically, it means to me that in separating ourselves from tempting things, the distance builds a strong resistance to the source of the temptation.
One thing I am finding in this theory is that distance from your temptation can’t be fueled by fear. In…

I was trying to train my cat once. He never got it right. Each time I did sit ups in the middle of the living room he would try to claw my arm flesh off. Evidently I was crowding in on his run-of-the-entire-house-territory. Even 30 minutes on 3 days a week was a great bother to him. I tried to teach him to obey me, but he wasn’t interested.…

Jesus said to rejoice when we’re persecuted.
Matthew 5:11-12 “Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.”
It’s…

I was helping my sweet friend with her dishes. I was telling her a few things that I had been praying through and some answers where I felt God’s leading. She was quiet, patient, and methodical with her hands while I shared. She heard my heart.
She listened. She heard.
Ask any woman. When we have a conversation with you, we just…

I am giggling on the inside about the title of this blog. Of course, rose bushes can’t talk. But if they could, I wonder what they would have said the other day when I was pruning my two Knockout rose bushes. You may remember the day beauty came back into my life in the midst of a mess.
I was trimming some dead buds off of the tips of the…

We all have specific seasons that we journey through. There are times you feel the heat of a desert. Have you ever felt that way?
From my prayer journal…
“I yearn for your answers God. You know my prayers, my hopes, dreams and desires. I long for Your promises to be complete. Sometimes the waiting period seems unbearable.…

When thinking about adventures in faith, taking next steps without clear direction or guidance seems risky. Am I the only one who likes to have God’s plan marked out in sharpie on a triplicate hard copy for all parties involved?
Humm…I thought so.
There are no guarantees of a neat tidy journey wrapped up with pink bows and rainbows.…